Smoke-jack for engine-houses.



No 843,941. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907. F. P. GUTBLIUS.

SMOKE JACK FOR ENGINE HOUSES APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1905.

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P P. GUTELIUS. SMOKE JACK FOR ENGINE HOUSES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY24. 1905.

PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

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SMOKE JACK FOR ENGINE HOUSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24.1905.

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SMOKE JACK FOR ENGINE HOUSES.

APPLIOATIOIYT FILED MAY 24.1905.

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of finely-divided asbestos 'nes) and a suitable- FREDERICK PASSMORE GUTELIUS, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC,

CANADA.

SMOKE-JACK FOR ENGINE-HOUSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented net. 12, 1907.

Application filed May 24, 1905. Serial No. 261,979.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK PAssMoRE GUTELIUs, of the city of Montreal, Province have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke- Jacks for Engine-Houses; and I hereby declare that the following is'a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates particularly to fireproof smoke-jacks for railway engine-houses;

.and it has for its object to provide a jack of this type which will be more durable and lighter in weight and more easilyconstructed than smoke-jacks of this type heretofore known.

The invention may be said to consist of a smoke-jack for railway engine-houses composed of hardened plates or members made fiber (or the refuse or tailings of asbestosfiller or binding, such as hydraulic cement or the like, in a proper proportion to efiectively bind the fibrous or comminuted asbestos together. The mass thus constituted is formed into plates and made hard by great pressure. These asbestos plates are sup orted or braced in the form of a smoke-jack y corner braces or posts, to which the plates aresecured by rivets, nails, bolts, screws, or the like.

A further feature of the invention consists of a preferabl adjustable auxiliary jack or hood made 0 the same hardened rigid asbestic plates secured togethenpreferably, by or corner asbestos mem corner angle-irons, bers can be substituted for the angle-irons, or the longitudinal corner braces or posts of the main structure-can be made of the rigid I asbestic material.

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference must be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts, and wherein- Figure 1 is a part side elevation and part longitudinal sectional view of a smoke-jack for railway engine-houses constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a part plan view and part sectional view thereof.

ig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of one corner of my improved jack. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of modified corner posts or braces. Fig. 6 is a side elevation,

artly in vertical sectional view, of a circular 1ack constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 7 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of-one of the members thereof, and Fig. 9 is a detailperspective view of a modified manner of connecting together the arciform members of the tubular jack. Fig. 10 spective view illustrating particularly the is an enlarged detail per-- means for adjustably securing the auxiliary jack in the main jack.

The preferred proved smoke-jack for railway engine-houses consists of a series of hardened asbestic plates 1), secured by nails 0 (or other referred fastening devices-such as rivets, olts, screws, or the like) to vertical supporting members consisting of, preferably, four angle-iron posts (1, secured rigidly at their lower ends in the corners of a rectangular opening in the roof 0 of the engine-house, such asbestic plates being preferably of a width to extend completely across each side of the jack and vertically, in the case of comparatively low stacks, to within a short distance of the full height thereof, although it is sometimes found that lates of sufficient length to ex tend the full required height are not available. In such cases more than one plate to each side of the jack are used; These plates construction of my im-.

are formed of finely-divided asbestos fiber (or the refuse or tailings of asbestos-mines) and a suitable filler or binding, such as hydraulic cement or the like, in a proper proportion to effectively bind the fibrous or comminuted' asbestos together. The mass thus constituted is pressed into plates of any required shape.

I construct the cowl-plate g of the stack also preferably of a single piece of the hardened asbestic late and of concavo-convex formation with its convex side up ermost.

Circular jacks are constructe accordin to my invention by forming arciform plates with flanged vertical edges h of the above- 1 described rigid asbestic material and securing them together by bolting (or otherwise fastening) the flanges of each to the flanges of the others contiguous thereto, or the arci-' form members can and secured together by straps h of the same asbestic material, all as shown in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9.

In order to prevent leakage through the roof oi the engine-house around the base of my smoke-jack, I locate a series of wood,

be made without flanges iron, or as'bestic pieces i at the angle of junction of such arts and extend the ing is, usuall y tar and gravel, over the said pieces 2' and a short distance up the sides of the jack, while an encircling band, of iron, asbestic, or wood planking m, is secured to the upper end of my improved asbestic plate-casing by a series of eyebolts 0, which afford means whereby guy-wires p for bracing the l ack are secured.

An adjustable auxiliary jack 1' is suspended in corner-brackets s, bolted to the lower end portions of the posts d, which project below the roof 6 to accommodate them. The 0011-. struction of the auxiliary jack constitutes a feature of my invention. Such auxiliary jack consists of a throat portion and a flared mouth portion each formed of, preferably, four sides and each of the sides consisting of a hardened asbestic plate t. The side edges of .each plate are secured to the side edges of the others at the corners of the throat and flared mouth by exterior angle-irons 0), extending from the bottom of the flared mouth continuously to the top of the throat ortion, thereby uniting the said throat an mouth in one piece with plane unbroken interior surface from bottom to top. As before mentioned, this auxiliary jack or hood is adjustable, the purpose being to enable it to be adjusted to and set in diflerent positions relatively to the rails in the engine-house, and to prevent this hood accidentally falling out of the jack proper I utilize an eyebolt 2 as a part of the means for securin the lower end of one of the posts in place am? connect such eyebolt by a safety-chain 3 to an eyebolt 4 upon the hood. The hood is adjusted by removing bolts 10, shifting the hood and with it brackets 8 upwardly or downwardly into registering position with other holes .of the series 12, and then again inserting the bolts.

The posts, if of wood or iron work, are given a thick coat of fireproof paint, preferably asbestos cold-water paint.

I Under certain conditions I prefer to construct the vertical sup orting members of one-quarter round or t rec-quarters round osts (see Figs. 4 and 5) made of the abovedescribed rigid asbestic material; but usually angle-irons, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are found preferable.

The great advantage of railway enginehouse smoke-jacks constructed according to besides being fireproof and acting as ventilators they present smooth unbroken interiors, thus reventing the inflammable particles whicfl come in contact therewith adhering thereto and obviating the condensation of the steam and the gases of combustion which pass upwardly there through andcome in contact therewith. A further and important advantage over other roof-coverof the jack, such What I claim is as follows:

1. A smoke-j ack for a railway engine-house comprising supporting-posts and hardened rigid asbestic plates secured thereto.

2. The combination with the roof of a railway engine-house having an opening therein, of a smoke-jack consisting of a series of vertical supporting members, a series of hardened rigid asbestic plates secured at their side edges to the supporting members and extending from the roof to within a short distance of the top of such members, a hardened rigid asbestic and extending over the space between-the supporting members, and means for bracing the jack thus constructed, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination with the roof of a railway engine-house having a rectangular'opening therein, of a ventilating smoke-jack consisting of four posts secured rigidly in the corners of such opening, a series of hardened rigid asbestic plates secured at their side edges to the posts and forming the sides of the jack, such plates extending from the roof to Within a short distance of the top of the posts, a cowl-plate supported by the tops of the posts and consisting of a hardened rigid asbestic plate, an auxiliary jack or hood comprising a throat portion and a flared mouth portion and consisting of a series of rigid asbestic plates, and connecting members securing the same together, means for bracing the main stack thus constructed, and means adjustably supporting such auxiliany'jack or hood in the lower endof the main jack, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with the roof of a railway engine-house having a rectangular opening therein, of a ventilating smoke-jack ,consisting of four angle-iron posts secured rigidly in the corners of such opening, a series of hardened asbest'c plates secured at their side edges to the posts and forming the sides lates extending from the roof to within a s ort distance of the top of the lposts, a cowl-plate supported by the tops of t 1e posts and consisting of a hardened asbestic plate, an auxiliary jack or hood C0111- prising a throat portion and a flared mouth portion and consisting of a series of asbestic plates and connecting members securing the same together means for bracing the main stack thus constructed, and means slidabl supporting'such auxiliary 'ack or hood in the cowl-plate supported by lower end of the main jac substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination with the roof of a railway engine-house having a rectangular opening therein, of a ventilating smoke-jack cona short distance of. the top of the posts,- a tops of the'posts with its convex side uppercowl-plate supported by the tops of the posts most and consisting of a hardened asbestic and consisting of. a hardened asbestic late, plate, an auxiliary jack or hood comprising a an auxiliary jack or hood comprising a t oat throat portion and a flared mouth portion portion and a flared mouth portion and conand consisting of a series of asbestic plates sisting of a series of asbestic plates and conand a series ofangle-irons extending along 3 5 necting members securing the same tothe exterior of the corners formed by the gethe'r, means forbracing the main jack thus abutting edgles of such plates and from the constructed, and means adjustably support bottom of t e mouth portion to the top of ing" such auxiliary jack or hood in the lower the throat portion and securing the same toend of the main jack, packing-strips extendgether, means for bracingjthe main jack thus 40 ing along the line of juncture of the main constructed, a series of rackets secured to jack with the roof, and roofing material exthe lower portions of the posts and adjusttending over such strips. and partially up the ably. supportingsuch auxiliary jack or hood sides of the said main jack, substantially as in the lower end of the main jack, and a described and forthe purpose set forth. safety-chain connected at one end to a sta- 5 6. The combination with the roof of a rail tionary part of the structure and at its other way engine-house having arectangular openend to the auxiliary jack or hood, substaning therein, of a ventilating smoke-jack contially as described and for the purpose set sisting of angle-iron posts secured rigidly in forth. corners of such opening and extending ver- In testimony whereof I have signed my 50 such plates extending from the roof to within I cave-convex cowllate supported by the name to this spec fication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK PASSMORE GUTELIUS.

Witnesses:

' Gnonen BUCK MITCHELL.

JOHN WILSON ONRoox.

fi'ically from a short distance below the roof, a series of hardened asbestic -(plates secured l at their side edges to the insi e faces of the osts and forming the sides of the jack, such plates extending from the roof to within a short distance of the top of the posts, a conl 

